French prosecutors search Paris arm of Swiss bank in Epstein-linked probe

French financial prosecutors say searches were carried out at several locations, including the Paris arm of Swiss private bank Edmond de Rothschild, as part of an investigation tied to revelations from the Jeffrey Epstein files. France’s national financial prosecutor’s office said in a statement Tuesday that searches were carried out Friday. It said they were part of a preliminary investigation opened Feb. 17 into suspected bribery of a foreign public official and complicity which concerns former French diplomat Fabrice Aidan. The investigation was opened after a referral from France’s Foreign Ministry and follows revelations published in the Epstein files and subsequent reporting in France.